Delia Tomino Nakayama
Delia Tomino Nakayama is a poet, singer/songwriter, painter, teacher and community arts organizer. Originally from the Bay Area, Delia moved to New Orleans in 2003. She wrote "Tomi-Talk" for Hokubei Mainichi News (of San Francisco) for 10 years and is delighted to write again for the Nikkei community! :) Comments and inquiries may be sent to poetryprocess@gmail.com.
(Updated March 2013)
Stories from This Author
TOMI-TALK: The Character of the Nisei Soldier
March 14, 2013 • Delia Tomino Nakayama
My name is Delia Tomino Nakayama and I wrote the English column “Tomi-Talk” for San Francisco Japantown’s Hokubei Mainichi newspaper for approximately 10 years until it concluded its 61 years of service in October of 2009. I was born in Venice Beach, grew up in the Bay Area and moved to New Orleans in 2003, just a few years before the city sustained tragic and profound changes due to Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and its aftermath. As a Hapa Yonsei, …